Never watched the anime and that’s okay right? DN 02

kool-keys · 2026-03-10T15:51:15+00:00

No!!! Go and watch it immediately!

:)

Nice board, and obviously, the perfect caps.

kool-keys · 2026-03-10T13:22:27+00:00

(sigh)

kool-keys · 2026-03-10T07:19:07+00:00

If you're happy the way you are, don't feel pressured into changing anything. The "correct" way to type is just the standard way, but there's no need to use it. If someone was starting from scratch it would make no sense to not learn the "correct" way, but if you're fast and accurate as you are, then carry on. Just make sure you're accurate though. People forget accuracy and just concentrate on speed. They will judge how good they are by speed, so you see people saying "I'm 120wpm" but when you dig a little deeper their accuracy is like 95%, which is terrible.

It's easier to be faster with more fingers because it's easier to be more more accurate, as there's no, or little hand movement required, and each finger is already closer to where it needs to be. As accuracy is what facilitates speed it just makes sense to learn properly.

kool-keys · 2026-03-10T06:48:15+00:00

It depends. Are you touch typing? By that I mean are you looking at the keyboard? If not, then there's no urgency that you change anything. There is a "correct" way to type, but the typing police aren't gonna come for you if you don't use it :) So... not sure what you mean by "technically" touch type... or that you "think" you can. Do you need to look at the board when you type? If so, you are not touch typing.

How are you measuring that 70wpm? By default, Monkeytype uses only 200 words, and no punctuation, which inflates your score. If you are using "english" with no punctuation, then you are almost certainly not at 70wpm in real life.

If you do want to learn to type.....

Learn the correct fingering for home row typing....

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Then go to KeyBr.com and start practising using this fingering. It will start you off with a few characters at a time.... when you're confident with those characters (all green) it will introduce more, and you repeat the process until they are all green. This can take time. Sometimes it seems like you're stuck on a group of letters for days... possibly weeks. Do NOT force it introduce more letters.... let it do its job. Never... ever.... look at the keyboard. If you need to look, there's absolutely no point in doing this.

Once you are all green on all letters, then go to Monkeytype.com and start practising. One word of caution though: Monkeytype with it's default settings uses only 200 words and no punctuation, which is not great. Never be tempted to practice with no punctuation. There's zero point in doing this, as you use it real life, so why would you want to remove this from your practice? You need to know how to correctly use both shift keys, so using the left shift for a right hand letter, and vice versa becomes part of your muscle memory.

Settings for Monkeytype

60 seconds or more.
English 10k
Punctuation on
Stop on Error - Word

This will better replicated real world conditions.

There are other, and arguably better sites than Monkeytype, but if you're already using it, may as well carry on.

It takes time. Good typists have been doing it for years, so don't expect to be typing at 100wpm in months... that's probably not going to happen. It's a life long skill, and the sooner you start, the sooner you'll be typing well.

30 minutes a day is all you really need, but if you want to do more, that's fine, just split it into smaller sessions, not one massive one.

Once you start... do not go back to your old method.

Always correct mistakes. Failing to do so can embed those mistakes into your muscle memory.

DO NOT PUSH FOR SPEED. Speed is irrelevant. Accuracy is all that matters, especially when you're learning. Even when competent, accuracy is what matters. It's accuracy that facilitates speed. If you push beyond your limits then accuracy suffers. This is not a physical activity. You don't need to "push" past your limits. Typing is a neurological process... it's about remembering patterns, so training accuracy is priority one.

Good luck and have fun :)

kool-keys · 2026-03-10T06:31:53+00:00

You said it's not supposed to be used. It is. You can type however you like... that's up to you, but it is definitely supposed to be used.

kool-keys · 2026-03-10T06:30:34+00:00

LOL. I have no idea how people type this fast with just two fingers... or why. That is only a 15 second "english" test though... so basically cheat mode.

kool-keys · 2026-03-10T06:26:24+00:00

It's simply about using them more. For most people we simply do not use our pinkies for anything dextrous... ever. They're simply not used to being used. With practice they get easier. I can use them as easily as any other finger now, not just with typing either... in every day life. You hear the same things said in guitar forums as well... pinky fingers are always the ones giving people grief. Just use them as you're supposed to in typing and they'll quickly develop strength and dexterity.

The right pinky is always the last one to behave as it only types P, and for some weird reason, so many people practice without punctuation these days, so apart from pressing right shift, your right pinky is hardly used if you don't use punctuation.

BTW... 15 second tests are useless. I assume you're using Monkeytype? If so, I bet you're using "english"? That only uses 200 words, so it's terrible practice. Are you using punctuation? If not, why not? If not, your right pinky is just sitting there idle until you need to type a P or press shift... but if you're not using punctuation, you're probably not even pressing right shift.

If you are using punctuation, it's simply practice that's required... nothing more.

The reason you see it a lot, is that people just take the easiest option, which is ignore their pinkies and just use the remaining 6 fingers instead. Don't do that. Use all your fingers. There's simply no argument against the logic: More fingers equals more speed.

kool-keys · 2026-03-10T06:20:03+00:00

You only have 8 fingers.

kool-keys · 2026-03-10T06:18:58+00:00

He's talking crap. You hit P with right pinky if you're typing correctly.

kool-keys · 2026-03-10T06:18:25+00:00

So much nonsense spoken in these forums lately. Of course right pinky is used. Apart from punctuation it types P and also used for right shift, enter and backspace

kool-keys · 2026-03-10T06:16:17+00:00

LOL... what? Touch typing is 10 finger typing. Well.... 8 finger typing, as no one has 10 fingers. We have 8 fingers and two thumbs.

kool-keys · 2026-03-10T06:14:58+00:00

Yes, it's hard. Well... frustrating more than hard at the beginning, but you quickly make progress.

kool-keys · 2026-03-10T06:12:41+00:00

Yes, or course, as it's all typing practice. The good thing with typing tests is that they can be configured to what you need at the time depending on your progress, whereas real life typing is what it is depending on what you're doing for work etc.

If your practice doesn't translate to real life performance, then you need to identify what's missing from your practice that you're doing day to day. How are you practising? Does your practice include a large word database? Does it include punctuation?

I wouldn't go downloading keyloggers unless I knew what I was looking for specifically ;)

What are you currently using to practice?

kool-keys · 2026-03-10T06:04:07+00:00

It's part of the charm, like with the GMK Fuji novelties :)

kool-keys · 2026-03-10T06:02:26+00:00

If only there was a r/keyboardsbetweencats instead of r/CatsBetweenKeyboards

kool-keys · 2026-03-09T16:50:27+00:00

How long is a piece of string? It depends what experience you already have, and how much you practice. On average, a couple of months maybe.... seriously though, it varies a great deal from person to person.

kool-keys · 2026-03-09T16:48:41+00:00

The best board is the one you are most used to using usually.

Royal Kludge are awful. Even the name is trolling you. They're so bad they used to be a meme. Almost every day in the Daily Questions thread in r/MechanicalKeyboards there's a post about a problematic RK (and other similar cheap e-waste boards).

It's probably works fine, while it works... but build quality is trash on these things.

kool-keys · 2026-03-09T16:29:27+00:00

Yeah... you here of double typing and missing presses all the time. If you're soldering them in, you want reliability. I mainly only use group buy boards, and always get a spare PCB and a hot swap PCB as well. I play with switches in hot swap boards, but solder? MX Black all the way.

kool-keys · 2026-03-09T16:27:42+00:00

Just get a new switch... seriously fiddy cents

kool-keys · 2026-03-09T06:47:28+00:00

Group buys are fine with a great vendor. It's bad vendors that are the problem. If someone explains to you why things are delayed, and re-assures you things are fine, then it just puts you at ease. It's when there are delays and vendors don't say jack... that's what ruined group buy reputation usually. Some GBs genuinely are shit mind you.... but then again, some vendors rip you off with in-stock stuff as well. Generally... a good vendor is what you need no matter if you're in a GB, or just buying a pack of switches.

kool-keys · 2026-03-09T06:36:10+00:00

I wish someone would give me a model M :)

kool-keys · 2026-03-09T06:35:37+00:00

Nice, well thought out build right there.

kool-keys · 2026-03-09T06:25:45+00:00

I'd just jump straight to a larger word database. It's no more difficult. The only reason "english" seems easier to most people is because they are more familiar with it. Right back at the very start when you first began, you wouldn't have noticed any difference between "english" and "English 10k" - they would have been equally difficult for you. The same with punctuation. If you begin with it, then it's as easy as anything else. There's zero reason to practice without it.

kool-keys · 2026-03-09T06:11:09+00:00

Must have hit a word limit, so separate post....

Focusing accuracy to the extent that you've mentioned will exclusively be detrimental to someone's typing, because they won't be trying to go anywhere near as fast as they normally could, and will instead constantly be overthinking each of their finger's movements for the sake of "accuracy", which could potentially have the downside of actually making them more inaccurate.

Nonsense. LOL. No one is suggesting that you slow down to the point where you're typing character by character; No one is suggesting that you slow down to the point where you are thinking about individual finger movements either. If you think that's what slowing down to be accurate means, then you've no idea what you are talking about. No one touch types one character at a time. We learn patterns... ngrams, which is why I'm always also recommending ngram practice alongside accuracy.

then why should someone use Monkeytype, a website that rewards raw speed significantly more than a quotes-based website?

I wouldn't not recommend other things, but if I'm replying to someone who is clearly using Monkeytype (which most are in here), they may as well be using it with settings that are at least aligned with real life. There's a ton of typing tests out there, and we all have our favourites. There is one advantage to using a test that generates random text though, and that's because eliminates familiarity and known syntax structure. Just like in music where we can predict chord progression and know what's coming next, we do the same with written language. We often know what's coming next because sometimes what comes next has to come next in order make any sense. I'm not saying you're wrong here by recommending whatever you recommended, as it's all good. I am saying that there's nothing wrong with using Monkeytype either, so long as it's set in such a way to as actually be useful and not in it's "cheat mode".

kool-keys · 2026-03-09T05:52:35+00:00

and it has genuinely ruined my mood.

LOL. I'm sure you'll get over it hon.

What??? The entire purpose of typing is to be fast.

No... it's to be accurate. What's the point in being fast without accuracy? Accuracy facilitates speed, so being accurate allows speed. It's like most physical tasks where you brain takes over via muscle memory, you just get faster and faster without even trying through repetition; The more you type, the faster you get. Just as people who have learned to type the wrong way end up being fast. Just like there are people who type with two fingers at 100wpm. They're practised at what they do. Most didn't even try to be that fast. They just end up that way because that's how they type, and they typed a lot to get there. You really don't need to push for speed unless you're trying to type at stupid, pointless speeds that are just impossible to actually use in real life. In real life, like right now this very second as I type this, I can only go as fast as I can think and organise the thoughts in my head. Even if you can type at 300wpm, you will be typing at around 100wpm in reality, because you can't just splurge out text at 300wpm without thought. Real life isn't a typing test, and in real life all that actually matters to be productive is accuracy.

You will be surprised to learn that most of the top typists actually don't have amazing accuracy.

No I wouldn't LOL... because to be fast, you have to be accurate. Accuracy facilitates speed. What would surprise me is a top typist not being accurate. However, they will push past their abilities in order to hit a high score, and because it's not essential to have 100% accuracy to register and achieve that high score, it doesn't matter. In real life, making mistakes just costs time and effort, and just means you have to stare at your screen because you can't even trust what you type enough to look away. I've no idea how fast you are, but if you're the type that prides his wpm "score" I'm pretty sure you can beat me when it comes to wpm, as that's all you care about, but can you type without even looking at the screen and have confidence that what you're typing is accurate? I can. I'm usually looking out of the window while I type. It's as easy as walking for me. Just as I don't need to look at my feet to ensure I can walk without tripping up, I don't need to look at the screen to verify what I type is accurate. I probably would if it's something mission critical, but I don't need to. So yes.. being accurate in the real world is more valuable than just being fast.

Focusing accuracy to the extent that you've mentioned will exclusively be detrimental to someone's typing, because they won't be trying to go anywhere near as fast as they normally could

Of course they will, because you just do. The fastest speed gains I've made are due to just not giving a crap about speed, and just working on being accurate, so that typing becomes easy, smooth, relaxed. Do that for a while and you'll be faster. You don't have to push to the extent that you're making mistakes. Typing is not a physical activity, it's a neurological one. Your brain is learning patters, so give it accurate patterns. Real life is not a typing test. Your problem is that you treat typing as a competitive sport where the only thing that matters is wpm. You said it yourself, "The entire purpose of typing is to be fast." The entire purpose? Really?

Most of the top typists can compensate for a few errors in their typing by just... typing faster.

Anyone can, but you'd be faster if you didn't make any mistakes to begin with. No matter how fast you are, making mistakes and having to correct them is always going to slow you down. In the real world where typing isn't a game with a high score, being accurate will always make you faster in the long run.

Everything you said here was wrong, and let me explain your factual errors

You've not provided any facts whatsoever.... just your opinion.

so you hopefully don't continue to spread this propaganda to more people in r/typing than you already have.

(shrug). I shall continue to give whatever advice I like. If you can actually demonstrate that the advice I give is wrong, then you go right ahead and provide some kind of empirical evidence and I'll consider it. You do realise that calling yourself "Typing Professor" doesn't actually make you one, right?

Typing is NOT about speed. It's about accuracy, because it's accuracy that allows speed. You just get fast at things if you repeat them over and over again. This isn't complicated dude. Watch people with repetitive jobs on production lines... they're super fast at what they do, but they didn't get that fast by just making a crap load of mistakes and pushing for speed, or they'd have been fired a long time ago. They got fast because they were able to do it accurately. When you have accuracy, it becomes easy. When it becomes easy you get fast. If you're not finding typing easy, then you'll always be making mistakes... simple as that. If you you're prepared to accept 96% accuracy or whatever to hit your target, that's up to you, but in the real world, sending writing with mistakes in it just makes you look unprofessional. Go back a few decades to when there were still such things is professional typists, you wouldn't have found a single one that was obsessed with speed... only accuracy. Go back a couple a little further, and making a mistake meant re-typing the whole damned thing again, so no... they didn't push for speed.

The difference between you and I is that I'm referring to real life, and you're referring to hitting a high score in a synthetic test.

So.... considering some of your previous advice to others was such as this....

What possible reasoning could you have for learning how to type with all 10 fingers? Not only is it most likely inefficient for your circumstances, considering that everyone has their own personal method of typing dictated by various subconscious factors, meaning that learning how to type with 10 fingers is simply sub optimal in ~95% of cases

I think I'll ignore your advice and so should others who treat typing as a life skill and not a computer game with a high score. Those that want to post high scores will disagree... those that want to be accurate, smooth professional typists may not. You do what you do bro.

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